Leon English
@leonenglish.bsky.social
Detroit area lawyer. Michigan stan. Personally (as opposed to professionally) interested in China.
Open borders YIMBY.
Open borders YIMBY.
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Leon English
@leonenglish.bsky.social
· Aug 31
Intro post.
I'm a lawyer. My areas of law are not super interesting to a general audience so I don't post about them much. This is not my real name, anymore, because my wife is a fed and I don't want her to be purged. I am a lifelong metro Detroiter. Michigan is great, hands off our lakes.
I'm a lawyer. My areas of law are not super interesting to a general audience so I don't post about them much. This is not my real name, anymore, because my wife is a fed and I don't want her to be purged. I am a lifelong metro Detroiter. Michigan is great, hands off our lakes.
Wife no longer a fed.
I mute my threads when they hit the discover feed.
I do a lot of stream of conscious posting.
Fuck Sam Alito.
I mute my threads when they hit the discover feed.
I do a lot of stream of conscious posting.
Fuck Sam Alito.
Humans are, like all species, full of diversity, and that probably extends to the ideal times for any particular individual to be awake and asleep. Hth.
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Humans are, like all species, full of diversity, and that probably extends to the ideal times for any particular individual to be awake and asleep. Hth.
I can't find fault with this list, and it makes me realize how many of the movies are just not very good.
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I can't find fault with this list, and it makes me realize how many of the movies are just not very good.
Ah, I see the NYTimes is coming for the neurodiverse now. Just trying to hit as many targets as they can eh
November 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Ah, I see the NYTimes is coming for the neurodiverse now. Just trying to hit as many targets as they can eh
Terrifying how quickly it's just become a normal thing for this admin to criminally investigate political enemies.
Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'
The Pentagon says that it is investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona for possible breaches of military law after Kelly joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for U.S. t...
apnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Terrifying how quickly it's just become a normal thing for this admin to criminally investigate political enemies.
Reposted by Leon English
A federal judge has dismissed the charges against former FBI director James Comey, ruling that the former Trump attorney who brought the charges was not legally serving as the U.S. attorney.
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A federal judge has dismissed the charges against former FBI director James Comey, ruling that the former Trump attorney who brought the charges was not legally serving as the U.S. attorney.
My wife got me a couple of barbecue rubs from Austin when she was there for her conference, which went onto ribs for an overnight sous vide bath for dinner tonight.
My people are from pork country, Tennessee via NC, so I am, by nature, skeptical of Texascue, but trying to keep an open mind.
My people are from pork country, Tennessee via NC, so I am, by nature, skeptical of Texascue, but trying to keep an open mind.
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
My wife got me a couple of barbecue rubs from Austin when she was there for her conference, which went onto ribs for an overnight sous vide bath for dinner tonight.
My people are from pork country, Tennessee via NC, so I am, by nature, skeptical of Texascue, but trying to keep an open mind.
My people are from pork country, Tennessee via NC, so I am, by nature, skeptical of Texascue, but trying to keep an open mind.
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also not only CAN you build your way out of climate change, it's the only way out, and not building our way out of climate change dooms hundreds of millions to misery and displacement.
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
also not only CAN you build your way out of climate change, it's the only way out, and not building our way out of climate change dooms hundreds of millions to misery and displacement.
Was kind of curious what ended up happening with this, and so far it is going about as you might expect (not really what you'd expect if it was a firm deal)
Iowa economist: China’s purchases boost markets, but major soybean gap remains
China pledged to buy 12 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans. So far, only around 1 million has been purchased.
www.kcci.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Was kind of curious what ended up happening with this, and so far it is going about as you might expect (not really what you'd expect if it was a firm deal)
Making things look good and cool is important if you want more people to adopt them and realize some people are not robots
How on earth can you claim to be a product designer and outright dismiss what people like as a consideration?
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Making things look good and cool is important if you want more people to adopt them and realize some people are not robots
What happened to The Argument
Is it still out there arguing?
Is it still out there arguing?
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
What happened to The Argument
Is it still out there arguing?
Is it still out there arguing?
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November 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Last time I went clean shaven was ~40 lbs ago and it is weird as shit looking in the mirror and seeing "chin" singular now.
Very weird body dysmorphia stuff.
Very weird body dysmorphia stuff.
November 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Last time I went clean shaven was ~40 lbs ago and it is weird as shit looking in the mirror and seeing "chin" singular now.
Very weird body dysmorphia stuff.
Very weird body dysmorphia stuff.
Was suddenly reminded of a relative who works in education and says she'd do anything for "her" kids (students) and then acts upset that parents bring their kids from horrible conditions abroad to try to have a better life here and just like what the fuck do you think they're risking everything for.
November 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Was suddenly reminded of a relative who works in education and says she'd do anything for "her" kids (students) and then acts upset that parents bring their kids from horrible conditions abroad to try to have a better life here and just like what the fuck do you think they're risking everything for.
Also thinking about two years of people screenshotting these random accounts on Twitter and bringing them over here for the dunks and:
Please don't.
Please don't.
Incredibly perverse that a particular US federal court and this admin have helped prop up Twitter by strong arming advertising dollars to the platform, only for those dollars to then go to bad actors abroad who are grifting off filling Americans with hate.
November 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Also thinking about two years of people screenshotting these random accounts on Twitter and bringing them over here for the dunks and:
Please don't.
Please don't.
Which I guess is just Barry.
I'm liking this in its intended reading but also the idea of, like, an assassin who does the wet work just so he can pursue his true love of interpretative dance.
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Which I guess is just Barry.
I think doge was actually pretty successful at wrecking shit and providing a smokescreen for less flashy wrecking.
Like yeah if it was there to actually increase efficiency it was a failure but I don't think that's why it was there (even if Musk genuinely believed it to be the case, to some extent)
Like yeah if it was there to actually increase efficiency it was a failure but I don't think that's why it was there (even if Musk genuinely believed it to be the case, to some extent)
November 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I think doge was actually pretty successful at wrecking shit and providing a smokescreen for less flashy wrecking.
Like yeah if it was there to actually increase efficiency it was a failure but I don't think that's why it was there (even if Musk genuinely believed it to be the case, to some extent)
Like yeah if it was there to actually increase efficiency it was a failure but I don't think that's why it was there (even if Musk genuinely believed it to be the case, to some extent)
Four year presidential election cycles are here and I hate it.
Potential presidential candidates are less coy about 2028 plans: 'Of course I’m thinking about it'
There was a time when presidential hopefuls were coy about their ambitions. They'd travel around the country under the guise of helping other candidates and they'd deflect when pushed about their seem...
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November 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Four year presidential election cycles are here and I hate it.
Incredibly perverse that a particular US federal court and this admin have helped prop up Twitter by strong arming advertising dollars to the platform, only for those dollars to then go to bad actors abroad who are grifting off filling Americans with hate.
November 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Incredibly perverse that a particular US federal court and this admin have helped prop up Twitter by strong arming advertising dollars to the platform, only for those dollars to then go to bad actors abroad who are grifting off filling Americans with hate.
Love it when someone just tells me right up front in their profile I can block and lose nothing of value
November 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Love it when someone just tells me right up front in their profile I can block and lose nothing of value
Some law dean with a monkeys paw a few years ago:
"I wish there was a way to get people more interested in LLMs"
"I wish there was a way to get people more interested in LLMs"
November 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Some law dean with a monkeys paw a few years ago:
"I wish there was a way to get people more interested in LLMs"
"I wish there was a way to get people more interested in LLMs"
It's cool that the very obvious, immediate thing this technology is useful for from a consumer perspective is like astroturfing and fraud.
This is the first time in my life where I've seen a new tech and wondered how we're gonna make it as a society.
This is the first time in my life where I've seen a new tech and wondered how we're gonna make it as a society.
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It's cool that the very obvious, immediate thing this technology is useful for from a consumer perspective is like astroturfing and fraud.
This is the first time in my life where I've seen a new tech and wondered how we're gonna make it as a society.
This is the first time in my life where I've seen a new tech and wondered how we're gonna make it as a society.
Just occurred to me that the Mamdani/Trump thing is another opportunity to laugh at Cuomo, who debased himself to try to convince people that a NYC with a mayor Cuomo would have fewer problems blend with a Trump admin.
November 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Just occurred to me that the Mamdani/Trump thing is another opportunity to laugh at Cuomo, who debased himself to try to convince people that a NYC with a mayor Cuomo would have fewer problems blend with a Trump admin.
I think if the pres openly invites you to meet with him, particularly if it's the first time, there's a lot of downside to saying no and not much upside. If/when things get bad in NYC re: fed relations, it would have been a mark against him if he'd refused the offer.
all jokes aside, it really beats me what Mamdani was playing at by getting a meeting with Trump (unless he was betting on Trump rolling over in the fashion he did I guess). why? what's the point?
November 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I think if the pres openly invites you to meet with him, particularly if it's the first time, there's a lot of downside to saying no and not much upside. If/when things get bad in NYC re: fed relations, it would have been a mark against him if he'd refused the offer.
Ah yes perma muting Olivia Nuzzi appears to remain a key to my sanity
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Ah yes perma muting Olivia Nuzzi appears to remain a key to my sanity
Well. I definitely did not see that coming.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump who has become a critic, says she is resigning from Congress in January.
apnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Well. I definitely did not see that coming.